>>51118017>Things that make you fairy type >>being pink Blissey and Slowpoke aren't Fairy, but Tapu Koko and Grimmsnarl are
>>being food-themed Vanillite, Appletun and Minior are not. I think it's specifically that you're based on sweet foods, things that fairies and children would enjoy
>>being flower-themed Also very easily proven to not be true. There are far more flower Pokemon that are not Fairies. And the two lines we have that are Fairy are flower themed because they are nature spirits that collect flowers, from how I understand it
>>being elegant Maybe I guess? This one's kind of subjective because someone could argue Pokemon like Jynx, Lilligant or Gothitelle are "elegant"
>>being a random ass legendary that they really want to make fairyI can't really argue against this one but I will say there's a few legendaries that would have made sense becoming Fairy that didn't, like the Lake Trio or many of the small cute mythicals
I'm going to assume you're being a little sarcastic with your list because you know all of these are true. Now that we've had three generations of them I think the things that tie them together are becoming a little bit clearer as the design team starts to refine what that type is. And I think it's actually a lot simpler than what most say. I think the type's theming is pretty much around two things: nature spirits (Xerneas, Tapus, Comfey...) and folkloric creatures, which itself can include several things like confectionary food mimics (Slurpuff, Alcremie...), emotional spirits (Gardevoir, Hatterene...), mischievous creatures (Impidimp, Klefki...) and "fairy tale" animals (Granbull, Azumarill, Fidough...). I think it's clear to at least me that this type was created not just as a foil to Dragon but as a way to introduce more Pokemon with fairy tale influences, which could have been done before but not fully "fleshed out"
